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estafette

estafette noun: a dispatch rider, especially military; a mounted courier.

Noun

estafette (plural estafettes)

  1. (obsolete) A dispatch rider, especially military; a mounted courier.

Forms of estafette

pluralestafettes
alternative formestafet

Origin of estafette

Borrowed from French estafette, from Italian staffetta, diminutive of staffa (“stirrup”).

Questions about estafette

What does estafette mean?
Estafette means a dispatch rider, especially military; a mounted courier.
What part of speech is estafette?
Estafette is a noun.
What is the plural of estafette?
The plural of estafette is estafettes.

Words near estafette in the dictionary

  1. estado
  2. estafa
  3. estafas
  4. estafet
  5. estafets
  6. estafette
  7. estafettes
  8. estafiata
  9. estafiate
  10. Estala
  11. Estalas

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